Alexander Grischuk vs Veselin Topalov

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 5.1
Date 2019.04.04
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4n3/5k2/2Q1n3/1p1B2p1/1P1B1p1p/4qP1P/6PK/8 b - - 1 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 dxc4
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.Bxc4 b6
  11. 11.Qc2 Bb7
  12. 12.Rfd1 Qc8
  13. 13.Nb5 a6
  14. 14.Nd6 Bxd6
  15. 15.Bxd6 Rd8
  16. 16.Rac1 Nce4
  17. 17.Bb4 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Qxd1 Qe8
  19. 19.Be2 Rd8
  20. 20.Qb3 Bd5
  21. 21.Qa3 a5
  22. 22.Be1 h6
  23. 23.Ne5 Rc8
  24. 24.b3 Rxc1
  25. 25.Qxc1 Qb8
  26. 26.Qb2 Nc5
  27. 27.f3 Nfd7
  28. 28.Bg3 Qc8
  29. 29.Nc4 Bxc4
  30. 30.Bxc4 Qc6
  31. 31.Qe2 f6
  32. 32.Bb5 Qd5
  33. 33.Bc4 Qc6
  34. 34.Qb2 Kf7
  35. 35.h3 Nb7
  36. 36.Qd4 Ke7
  37. 37.Qg4 Kf7
  38. 38.Kh2 Ndc5
  39. 39.a3 g6
  40. 40.b4 axb4
  41. 41.axb4 h5
  42. 42.Qf4 Nd7
  43. 43.Ba6 Nd8
  44. 44.Qh6 Nf8
  45. 45.Bd3 f5
  46. 46.e4 Qd7
  47. 47.Qe3 Qc6
  48. 48.Qd4 Qd7
  49. 49.Qc3 g5
  50. 50.exf5 exf5
  51. 51.Bc4+ Nde6
  52. 52.Qh8 Kg6
  53. 53.Be5 Qe7
  54. 54.Qg8+ Ng7
  55. 55.Qd5 Qd7
  56. 56.Bd6 Nfe6
  57. 57.Qe5 h4
  58. 58.Bb5 Qc8
  59. 59.Qd5 Qc3
  60. 60.Be8+ Kh7
  61. 61.Bd7 Qe1
  62. 62.Be5 f4
  63. 63.Qd3+ Kh6
  64. 64.Bc3 Qe3
  65. 65.Qc4 Kg6
  66. 66.Bc6 Kf7
  67. 67.Bd5 Ne8
  68. 68.Bd4 b5
  69. 69.Qc6

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